Black lawmakers want what they feel like they deserve from the first black president: more help for minority communities. The Congressional Black Caucus is becoming increasingly frustrated with Obama’s unwillingness to go out of his way to cater to the black community .. particularly when it comes to jobs and unemployment, considering the current unemployment rate for the black community is 16%.
Some lawmakers are trying to shy away from the Obama criticism, blaming his advisors instead. Rep. Corrine Brown, one of the most brain-dead members of Congress, says, “It’s not the president. It’s his economic team. I don’t think they’re doing their job.” Either way, blacks in Congress argue that “decades of neglect and discrimination warrant particular attention to minority concerns.”
Now Obama has addressed this issue before. He says that he doesn’t want to think about the United States as particular ethnic segment but rather think that “we are all in this together and we are all going to get out of this together.” Let’s give him credit for that. You have to search hard to find an Obama action you can compliment .. so we’ll give some credit here.
With or without Obama’s help, the Congressional Black Caucus has been using its bargaining power in the Congress. Just in the last few weeks, the CBC has managed to wrangle $6 billion for their causes. That’s billion with a “b” .. for programs like neighborhood revitalization and low-interest loans for unemployed homeowners. Other demands from the caucus include greater assistance for minority-owned auto dealerships, banks that lend to black communities and more government advertising in minority-owned media.
By the way … what do you think might happen if the Black Congressional Congress were to address the thug, anti-education and anti-achievement mentality that permeates black culture? Do you think this might make a difference? Uh oh … that surely must have been a racist statement, right?
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